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Annathill () is a small village located near
Annathill was primarily famous for coal, as it was home to Bedlay Colliery. The majority of miners from Bedlay Colliery came from Annathill and there were three "Miners' Rows" of houses along with various shops, a butchers and a pub which were all built around the same time Bedlay Colliery was sunk in 1905. On 11 December 1981, Bedlay Colliery was closed by the then Conservative government and was left abandoned until 1982 when it was filled in (or "capped") and the complex demolished. Post-closure, in the 1990s, the land on which Bedlay Colliery sat on (owned by the National Coal Board) underwent an operation to restore the ground to what it looked like before the colliery was sunk. This operation is still underway.
Annathill
Geography at Edinburgh
Glenboig & Annathill
Megalithic Portal: stone circle at Annathill Farm
Coatbridge Museum
Villages in North Lanarkshire Coatbridge Mining communities in Scotland {{NorthLanarkshire-geo-stub
Annathill () is a small village located near Coatbridge
Coatbridge ( sco, Cotbrig or Coatbrig, gd, Drochaid a' Chòta) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. Along with neighbouring town Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Airdrie, Coatbrid ...
in North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire ( sco, North Lanrikshire; gd, Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It als ...
, Scotland, although closer to Glenboig
Glenboig (Scottish Gaelic: An Gleann Bhog) is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland lying north of Coatbridge and to the south east of Kirkintilloch and is approximately from Glasgow City Centre. According to a estimate, the population of ...
. The name "Annathill" is thought to be derived from a patron saint's church. Annathill is on the banks of the Mollins Burn, a tributary of the Luggie Water.
History
Annathill was primarily famous for coal, as it was home to Bedlay Colliery. The majority of miners from Bedlay Colliery came from Annathill and there were three "Miners' Rows" of houses along with various shops, a butchers and a pub which were all built around the same time Bedlay Colliery was sunk in 1905. On 11 December 1981, Bedlay Colliery was closed by the then Conservative government and was left abandoned until 1982 when it was filled in (or "capped") and the complex demolished. Post-closure, in the 1990s, the land on which Bedlay Colliery sat on (owned by the National Coal Board) underwent an operation to restore the ground to what it looked like before the colliery was sunk. This operation is still underway.
Population (1991 Census)
According to the 1991 Census, Annathill had a population of 237.See also
*List of places in North Lanarkshire
''Map of places in North Lanarkshire compiled from this list''
The List of places in North Lanarkshire is a list of links for any town, village, hamlet (place), hamlet, castle golf course, historic house, hill fort, lighthouse, nature reserve, res ...
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*Annathill
Geography at Edinburgh
Glenboig & Annathill
Megalithic Portal: stone circle at Annathill Farm
Coatbridge Museum
Villages in North Lanarkshire Coatbridge Mining communities in Scotland {{NorthLanarkshire-geo-stub